Active clinical trials for "Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease"

A Phase 1, Open-Label, Prospective, Dose-finding Clinical Trial for Evaluation of Safety and Tolerability of Intramuscular Injections of CLZ-2002 for the Treatment of Subjects with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1(CMT 1)

The current study investigates the effect of different doses of pulses ultrasound therapy on different nerve conduction parameters of the median nerve in healthy volunteering subjects.

Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in the clinical setting. Among all the differential diagnosis for LBP, superior cluneal nerve (SCN) entrapment is the commonly omitted one. The superior cluneal nerve is the terminal branch of the lateral branches of the posterior rami of the L1-L3 spinal nerves, which passes through the osseous tunnel interposed between the thoracolumbar fascia and iliac crest. This nerve can be entrapped due to poor posture, trauma or stretching of the surrounding thoracolumbar fascia and osseous membrane. The cardinal symptom of the superior cluneal nerve entrapment is buttock pain. Sometimes the pain may radiate to the lower limb, which mimics sciatica, and makes the diagnosis difficult. Early diagnosis and treatment of SCN entrapment is crucial, which can facilitate the improvement of health related quality of life and decrement the socioeconomic loss due to disability. The study aims is (1) to scan the SCN and thoracolumbar fascia by ultrasound in patients with LBP and normal subjects. The transcutaneous electrical stimulation will be used to confirm the location of SCN by asking the subject to depict the sensory distribution after stimulation; (2) to analyze the related factors of LBP with SCN entrapment, which may help in setting up the diagnostic criteria of SCN entrapment; (3) to analyze the therapeutic effect of perineural injection to SCN in SCN entrapment, and to find the factors that related responsiveness.

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and multicenter 3 phase trial evaluating the therapeutic effect and safety of CMT1A by PXT3003. This double-blind study will assess in parallel groups 1 dose of PXT3003 compared to Placebo in CMT1A patients treated for 15 months.

Superior cluneal nerve entrapment (SCN) is a painful symptomatic condition related to compression by the thoracolumbar and gluteal bands of nerve outcrop, above the iliac crest. This syndrome is not considered in the classical differential diagnosis of lumbosacral spine disorders and is almost unknown in Italy. It is a neuropathic pain, acute, subacute, or chronic, evoked by mechanical stress at the level of the sensory territory corresponding to the superior cluneal nerve, easily found anatomically and evoked at a trigger point on the posterior iliac crest approximately 70mm from the midline and 45mm from the posterior superior iliac spine. SCN entrapment syndrome represents a not so infrequent syndrome. It is easily framed and treatment is effective in most cases. Therefore, diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome represents an excellent option in all those patients with low back pain that cannot be otherwise framed and resolved.

All randomised patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A (CMT1A) who completed the primary study CLN-PXT3003-02, i.e. treatment with PXT3003 or placebo, are eligible to continue in the extension study CLN-PXT3003-03. Period 1: Patients randomised to PXT3003 dose 1 or placebo in the primary study (CLN-PXT3003-02) continued in the extension study on PXT3003 dose 1 (5 mL). Patients randomised to PXT3003 dose 2 (5 mL) in the primary study (CLN-PXT3003-02) continued in the extension study on PXT3003 dose 2 or PXT3003 twice dose 1 (2x5 mL). Period 2: All patients continue on twice dose 1 (2X5mL).

The study will consist of 2 periods: Double-blind Treatment and Open-Label Extension(OLE) Period. -Double-blind Treatment Period - This will be randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled part of the study which will be conducted in parallel groups, ie,1 group receiving the active treatment (PXT3003) and the other group receiving placebo. Primary endpoint of the study will be assessed at Month 15. -Open-label Extension (OLE) Period - All subjects completing Double-blind Treatment Period will be given an opportunity to enter the OLE Period of the study and receive the active treatment (PXT3003). The duration of the OLE Period will be based on Sponsor discretion, ie, Sponsor intends to keep the study open until the study drug PXT3003 is commercially available. During this period, the long-term safety and efficacy of PXT3003 will be assessed as an exploratory objective. Double-blind Treatment Period Objectives: Primary: To evaluate the efficacy of treatment with PXT3003 (a fixed-dose combination of [RS]-baclofen, naltrexone hydrochloride [HCl], and D-sorbitol) compared to placebo in subjects with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A). Secondary: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of PXT3003 treatment in subjects with CMT1A. Exploratory: To characterize the relationship between plasma biomarkers and response to PXT3003 treatment. OLE Period Objective: Exploratory: To evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of PXT3003.

The main objective of this study is to explore the relationship between the onset of fall and the time taken to complete the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) in this CMT1A patient population. The investigators hypothesize that patients with balance disorders and therefore a risk of major fall will require a longer time to perform the Timed Up and Go test. In addition, it seems important to confirm that the severity of the disease has a negative impact on the frequency of balance disorders.

ACNES is a neuropathic pain condition of the abdominal wall. It is a clinical diagnosis based on patient's history and physical examination. No diagnostic test is available to confirm the diagnosis. This pilot study will determine if skin biopsies can be used as diagnostic test. Two 3mm biopsies will be taken and used to count the small nerve fibres in the skin. The number of small nerve fibres of the painful skin will be compared to non-painful skin. Skin biopsy and small fibre nerve count is already used as diagnostic test in patients with small-fibre neuropathy. The investigators hypothesize that patients with ACNES will have a reduced number of small nerve fibres in the affected skin, compared to the non-affected skin.

Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions. With a simple blood test, rare genetic conditions can be easily detected, and the early start of transformative treatment will help avoid severe disabilities and increase the quality of life. Baby Detect Project is an innovative NBS program using a panel of target sequencing that aims to identify 126 treatable severe early onset genetic diseases at birth caused by 361 genes. The list of diseases has been established in close collaboration with the Paediatricians of the University Hospital in Liege. The investigators use dedicated dried blood spots collected between the first day and 28 days of life of babies, after a consent sign by parents.